Senior Product Strategy Manager - Payer (MedInsight)
Milliman
Individual(s) must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for immigration support or sponsorship from Milliman now or in the future.
Company Overview:
Leading with our core values of Quality, Integrity, and Opportunity, MedInsight is one of the healthcare industry’s most trusted solutions for healthcare intelligence. Our purpose is to empower easy, data-driven decision-making on important healthcare questions. Through our products, education, and services, MedInsight is making an impact on healthcare by helping to drive better outcomes for patients while reducing waste. Over 300 leading healthcare organizations have come to rely on MedInsight analytic solutions for healthcare cost and care management.
MedInsight is a subsidiary of Milliman; a global, employee-owned consultancy providing actuarial consulting, retirement funding and healthcare financing, enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance, data analytics and business transformation as well as a range of other consulting and technology solutions.
Position Summary:
Milliman MedInsight is seeking a Senior Product Strategist to lead product strategy and commercialization for assigned payer products and offerings. This role translates health plan customer needs, market trends, and client insights into differentiated product strategies and 12–24 month roadmaps in partnership with Technical Product Managers (TPMs), General Managers (GMs), and cross-functional leaders. The ideal candidate is a strategic product leader who combines deep payer expertise, strong commercial judgment, and market insight to identify growth opportunities and deliver innovative healthcare solutions.
Primary Responsibilities:
As a Senior Product Strategist, you will define the strategic direction of MedInsight's payer portfolio by translating market intelligence, client insights, and business objectives into differentiated products and commercialization strategies. Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, General Managers, Marketing, Client Services, Finance, Sales, and Executive Leadership, you will guide product investments from market discovery through commercialization while ensuring alignment with customer needs and business priorities.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Leading client discovery, competitive analysis, and market research to identify emerging opportunities and inform product strategy.
- Defining and owning product strategy for payer offerings by translating market intelligence, client feedback, and business objectives into actionable 12–24 month product roadmaps.
- Partnering with General Managers and Product Leadership to evaluate market opportunities, establish strategic priorities, and support annual business planning for new products and capabilities.
- Partnering with Sales, Client Success, and Marketing to validate market opportunities, accelerate adoption, and maximize commercial performance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Prioritizing product investments by evaluating market demand, competitive differentiation, commercial potential, and build-versus-partner opportunities to maximize customer value and business impact.
- Leading market validation, product definition, business case development, and requirements to enable successful execution by Technical Product Management and Engineering teams.
- Identifying opportunities to incorporate AI-enabled capabilities, automation, and decision-support solutions that improve product value, user experience, scalability, and operational efficiency.
- Serving as the payer product subject matter expert, supporting product development, solution validation, internal enablement, client engagements, webinars, conferences, and other market-facing activities.
- Leading commercialization efforts by partnering with Marketing, Sales, Finance, and General Managers to develop product positioning, value propositions, pricing strategies, packaging, sales enablement materials, and go-to-market plans.
- Measuring product performance through market adoption, client feedback, competitive positioning, and post-launch analytics to continuously refine product strategy and investment priorities.
- Collaborating across Product Management, Engineering, Client Services, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Executive Leadership to align stakeholders, communicate strategic direction, resolve tradeoffs, and drive execution of key initiatives.
- Partnering with Client Services to define scalable service, support, and operating models that enable successful product adoption and long-term client success.
Requirements and Preferred Skills:
Above all else, we are seeking a strategic product leader who is passionate about transforming healthcare through innovative, market-leading solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep payer expertise with strong business acumen and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. They are intellectually curious, customer-focused, and skilled at turning market insights into product strategies that drive measurable business value.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare, Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 5–8+ years of experience in product strategy, product management, healthcare consulting, or commercial strategy within healthcare technology, SaaS, or analytics serving payer organizations.
- Strong understanding of product strategy, commercialization, product development lifecycles, and portfolio planning.
- Deep knowledge of payer operations, healthcare data, claims analytics, and health plan workflows, with the ability to translate market needs into product strategy and roadmaps.
- Experience evaluating market opportunities, developing business cases, and prioritizing product investments using commercial and financial analysis (e.g., TAM/SAM/SOM).
- Experience launching and commercializing enterprise SaaS or healthcare analytics solutions for payer organizations is preferred.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience using business intelligence, analytics, or data visualization tools to evaluate market opportunities, influence executive decision-making, and inform product strategy. Experience with SQL is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and drive alignment across competing priorities.
- Strategic, collaborative, and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving healthcare technology environment.
Location:
This role is ideally based in Seattle, Washington, but remote work within the United States will be considered. The expected application deadline for this job is September 30, 2026.
Compensation:
The overall salary range for this role is $117,500 - $222,985. For candidates residing in:
- Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, or the District of Columbia, the salary range is $135,125 - $222,985.
- All other locations the salary range is $117,500 - $193,900
A combination of factors will be considered, including, but not limited to, education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, etc.
What makes this a great opportunity?
- Join an innovative, high growth company with a solid industry track record
- Bring your expertise and ideas to directly impact and help build the next generation of MedInsight products and solutions
- Be recognized for your contributions and impact
- Work for a company that values your wellbeing and professional growth, offering a flexible work environment, generous benefits package, and investment in the development of your career
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision – Coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and work-related challenges
- 401(k) Plan – Includes a company matching program and profit-sharing contributions.
- Discretionary Bonus Program – Recognizing employee contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Pre-tax savings for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Begins accruing on the first day of work. Full-time employees accrue 15 days per year, and employees working less than full-time accrue PTO on a prorated basis
- Holidays – A minimum of 10 paid holidays per year
- Family Building Benefits – Includes adoption and fertility assistance
- Paid Parental Leave – Up to 11 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria
- Life Insurance & AD&D – 100% of premiums covered by Milliman
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability – Fully paid by Milliman
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Product Strategy Advisor - Cigna Global Health Benefits
The Cigna Group
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Global Health Benefits (GHB) Product Strategy Advisor plays a key role in supporting Cigna Healthcare’s global product portfolio, with a focus on the Americas region and related GHB solutions. This role supports product strategy, day-to-day product management, operational execution, governance, compliance readiness, vendor oversight, and cross-functional enablement.
The advisor will partner closely with GHB Commercial, Client Solutions, Implementation, Operations, Clinical, Network, Underwriting, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Technology, Procurement, and external vendor partners to ensure assigned products are well documented, effectively governed, commercially supported, and aligned to customer and business needs.
This is a strong opportunity for a highly organized, collaborative, and execution-focused colleague who understands how to operate across Cigna’s matrixed environment and can translate product priorities into clear actions, materials, and stakeholder outcomes.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Product Management & Support
Support lifecycle management for assigned GHB products, solutions, and benefit capabilities.
Maintain Product Benefit Standard Guides (PBSGs), product playbooks, and related GHB reference materials.
Maintain the Americas Product Knowledge Exchange page to keep product guidance current and accessible to internal stakeholders.
Manage the GHB product mailbox and provide timely, accurate responses or routing for product-related inquiries.
Review product-related marketing and sales enablement collateral for accuracy, consistency, and alignment with approved product positioning.
Support GHB Commercial Canada product enhancements, stakeholder coordination, readiness activities, and implementation follow-through.
Partner with the CignaLinks team to support product updates, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.
Lead MetLife and Zurich vendor governance forums, including agenda development, inquiry management, product enhancement tracking, and follow-up actions.
Support the contracts team with GHB product questions, template reviews, and benefit language updates.
Product Development & Execution
Develop intake materials for product enhancements, including business case inputs, impact assessments, readiness needs, and enablement tasks.
Coordinate with cross-functional Cigna partners to deliver approved product enhancements, operational updates, and strategic initiatives.
Track deliverables, timelines, dependencies, risks, decisions, and stakeholder actions through completion.
Vendor & External Partner Management
Serve as a primary product liaison for assigned vendor relationships supporting GHB solutions.
Monitor vendor activity against contractual commitments, operational expectations, service experience, and governance needs.
Coordinate issue resolution, escalation management, root-cause follow-up, and continuous improvement opportunities.
Partner with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and other internal teams to support vendor governance and required reviews.
Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
Support compliance reviews for assigned products, materials, product language, and operational processes.
Partner with Compliance, Legal, Clinical, Regulatory, and business teams to support alignment with Cigna requirements and applicable market expectations.
Maintain governance documentation, decision logs, approval materials, and supporting artifacts for assigned product work.
Identify product, process, or execution risks and work with accountable partners to define mitigation plans.
Commercial & Stakeholder Support
Partner with Sales, Client Management, Client Solutions, Implementation, and Commercial teams to respond to customer, broker, and market-facing product requests.
Represent product priorities in internal forums, stakeholder meetings, governance routines, and readiness discussions.
Serve as a subject matter resource for assigned GHB products, benefits, partner solutions, and internal product guidance.
Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to simplify product processes, improve internal enablement, strengthen stakeholder experience, and increase operational efficiency.
Use data, market feedback, product inquiry trends, and stakeholder insights to recommend enhancements.
Contribute to GHB product roadmap discussions, prioritization inputs, and strategic planning activities.
IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
3+ years of experience in product management, product development, healthcare, health insurance, operations, consulting, or related business roles.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Ability to work effectively across Cigna’s matrixed organization and influence without direct authority.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex product information into clear internal guidance.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
Experience with Cigna Healthcare, GHB, international health, expatriate, student, Americas, Canada, or global mobility solutions.
Experience supporting vendor governance routines, third-party solutions, or partner relationship management.
Familiarity with product lifecycle management, governance processes, readiness planning, or benefit documentation.
Experience supporting cross-functional business initiatives across Commercial, Operations, Compliance, Legal, or Technology teams.
Knowledge of GHB products, CignaLinks, vendor partner solutions, benefit standards, or market-facing product support.
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 102,700 - 171,100 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.
About Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.
The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.
Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.
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